Patent 7138087 was granted and assigned to Minntech Corporation on November, 2006 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A system for reprocessing flexible endoscopes having lumen therein. The reprocessing system deploys steam to disinfect and/or sterilize the endoscopes, and designs, components and methods for reducing or balancing the reprocessing cycle time and the effects of thermal expansion and contraction on the endoscopes.